Rangers blank Astros for 2nd straight game

Summary of 6 articles · Updated Apr 3, 2013

The Astros K'd 43 times against the Rangers. In fact, all three Rangers starting pitchers set career highs for strikeouts against the Astros. Ogando got things started well and four Texas relievers finished it off to shut out the Astros again, combining f… (more)or a five-hitter in the Rangers' 4-0 win over the Astros on Wednesday. Rangers designated hitter Lance Berkman went 1-for-2 with a key RBI double in the eighth that put the Astros in a 2-0 hole. The Astros struck out 10 times and had just three hits before they batted in the bottom of the seventh.The rebuilding club ended up with 15 Ks and a losing shutout for the second consecutive contest. It's the most strikeouts a pitching staff has combined for in the first three games of a season in major league history, and the most since Cleveland fanned 42 in the first three of the 1966 season.You'll need a few more, dude.

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